Chapter 114: Cooperation with Mr. Ma

"Mr. Ma……" Chen Qiao prepared to speak, but at the same time Lu Yu had already spoken.

"Mr. Ma, I heard you want to sell qicq?" Lu Yu said.

Chen Qiao was surprised, because he hadn't heard this news either.

Mr. Ma's face showed a troubled expression; he fell silent for a moment, then nodded.

"We previously had a lawsuit with icq, and we lost."

"This caused us considerable financial losses."

"As qicq's customer base keeps growing, our operations are now hard to sustain."

"Before coming to Mo Du, we actually had contacted the telecom company there, but they…… rejected us."

"So, the purpose of our coming here…… is to sell qicq."

Mr. Ma now is indeed not yet the future Mr. Ma; he is still more of a technician, lacking much negotiation experience, and even less business acumen.

Lu Yu hadn't said anything yet, but Mr. Ma actually revealed all his details.

Chen Qiao didn't think it was a big deal, and even comforted Mr. Ma, saying: "Mr. Ma, this industry is just like that; success and failure often hinge on a single thought."

"Don't lose heart; as long as the person and the technology are still there, there is still a future."

Mr. Ma lightly nodded.

Lu Yu, however, had now recovered from his earlier shock.

He looked at Mr. Ma and said: "Mr. Ma, Grand will not want qicq."

Mr. Ma opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything; his face showed only endless disappointment.

Now, his company has reached the point of being at the end of its rope; qicq appears to have a growing user base, but……

With icq ahead, can qicq really continue to develop?

By then, if icq sues them again, what should they do?

Chen Qiao opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.

Grand's founder is Chen Qiao, but now the one who truly calls the shots at Grand is Lu Yu!

On what basis?

It's because both Plants vs. Zombies and Legend were created by Lu Yu himself!

Moreover, in this process, all the problems encountered were solved by Lu Yu alone.

Including finding the spy, including winning over Xie Lin……

So, Chen Qiao naturally wouldn't say anything at this point.

"I understand, sorry for the disturbance……" Mr. Ma said, and then tried to get up from his seat to leave.

"But I want to invest in you as a person." However, at this moment Lu Yu spoke again.

Mr. Ma looked bewildered and said: "Invest in me as a person? What does that mean?"

Lu Yu smiled and said: "I hope to invest in your company; I can provide sufficient operating funds. How about ten million?"

"Of course, this ten million is only the first round of investment."

Mr. Ma's mouth fell wide open.

Ten million?

His qicq can't even sell for a price of six hundred thousand!

Mr. Ma indeed has a company, with quite a few technical staff and ready-made software.

But all of this added together is probably worth less than one million.

Now Lu Yu says he wants to invest ten million in them, and that's just the first round?

How could this not shock Mr. Ma?

"Lu…… Mr. Lu, what do you mean?" Mr. Ma's speech became a bit incoherent.

Lu Yu slowly said: "I will invest in your company, but I will not participate in management. Moreover, I want to sign a contract."

"Of course, if you're not interested, then forget it."

Lu Yu didn't say much, giving people a sense of being vague and mysterious.

Mr. Ma had no idea what Lu Yu was up to, but…… they were now almost out of options.

So, Mr. Ma and a few team members exchanged glances, and he directly told Lu Yu: "Let's sign!"

At this point, Mr. Ma hadn't even looked at the so-called contract Lu Yu mentioned, yet he agreed.

Really, the situation is just too difficult.

This is the only lifeline Mr. Ma can grasp.

Perhaps…… this isn't a lifeline, but a cruise ship that can sail the sea without fear?

……

Lu Yu attached great importance to this contract, specifically hiring a lawyer team, and under the notarization of a notary public, he and Mr. Ma signed a contract.

The contract exists in three copies, one each for Lu Yu and Mr. Ma, and one left with the notary.

The general content of the contract is that Lu Yu will invest in Mr. Ma, but will not participate in management.

All the profits subsequently created by Mr. Ma and his team, Lu Yu will receive more than half of the dividends.

Most importantly, Lu Yu has absolute authority over Mr. Ma and his company.

This is a contract that appears rather unfair.

But given Mr. Ma's current situation, this is undoubtedly fair!

Some might even think Lu Yu is a fool.

"Little Yu…… is this too risky for you?"

"Penguin may be a decent software, but with your support it will surely have a promising future."

But...... your investment is also too much, right?

At this moment, Mr. Ma and his team had already left, and Chen Qiao couldn't help but say to Lu Yu:

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, I have my own ideas. I trust Mr. Ma, and I also trust Penguin."

How about you, Uncle Chen, would you also like to join in?

By the way, when signing the contract, Lu Yu directly suggested to Mr. Ma to change qicq into Penguin.

Chen Qiao fell silent for a moment, then said, "Then I'll invest five million; I only need ten percent of your shares."

Chen Qiao didn't value Mr. Ma and Penguin so much; he simply valued Lu Yu.

Actually, Chen Qiao was prepared to throw this five million away like skipping stones.

Just treat it as playing with Lu Yu once.

Lu Yu merely nodded lightly.

Chen Qiao certainly wouldn't think now about what this five million of his represents for his future.

People have heard of tenfold or even hundredfold returns, but who would have thought of thousandfold or ten-thousandfold returns?

And the base amount is still five million!

Lu Yu knew this, so he merely nodded lightly at Chen Qiao's five-million investment.

Lu Yu would accept Chen Qiao's investment, and it was also because Chen Qiao treated him well!

……

Lu Yu's mood is quite good now.

Ten million is not a small amount for him now.

Or rather, it's not a small amount for most people of this era.

Even after spending ten million, Lu Yu could be called a pauper.

But his mood is still good.

He actually never thought Mr. Ma would suddenly appear before him.

His plan didn't even include this.

But since this accident happened, Lu Yu naturally should seize the opportunity well.

As of now, Lu Yu actually doesn't need to strive anymore; he just needs to wait for Mr. Ma's efforts.

And Mr. Ma will soon prove his ability in the coming years!